The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” gave into the temptation of “one last score” after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes must be adorned with real jewels to justify their $1 million insured value. Terry Jon Martin's defense attorney finally revealed the 76-year-old's motive for the 2005 theft from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in a new memo filed ahead of his Jan. 29 sentencing in Duluth, Minnesota. The FBI recovered the shoes in 2018 when someone else tried to claim an insurance reward on them, but Martin wasn't charged with stealing them until last year.
A Democratic target of Roger Stone’s alleged death threats against lawmakers said he first learned of the episode from media reports. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he has been in discussions with the U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI, both of which he says are conducting investigations into the alleged threats. But before talking with…
The FBI is investigating a Spirit Airlines passenger who allegedly asked flight attendants to join the “mile high club” earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced Friday. James Warren Finnister, 47, is facing criminal charges for interfering with flight crew members, sexually harassing and assaulting flight attendants, and engaging in other disruptive behavior while onboard Flight .